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Review and Herald, Vol. 78, No. 39.

WITHOUT EXCUSE
Earlier text: BLESSINGS IN PROPHECY

MICHIGAN CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS.

By J. D. Gowell; J. S. Hall

The forty-first annual session of the Michigan Conference was held at Lansing, Mich., on the camp-ground, Aug. 15-25, 1901. Nine meetings in all were held. On motion the reading of the minutes of the last session was waived. The Treasurer’s and Auditor’s reports were presented, as follows, and adopted by vote:—

Treasurer’s Report.

RECEIPTS.

Item Amount
Cash on hand July 1, 1900 $3,102 17
Tithe for twelve months 36,895 62
Donation Mich. S. S. Ass’n 300 00
Camp-meeting Fund 2,574 98
Sanitarium Endowed Bed 14 59
Michigan Conference Ass’n 406 09
Total $43,383 45

DISBURSEMENTS.

Item Amount
Labor $29,836 21
Donation to Southern schools 700 00
Sanitarium Endowed Bed 140 00
Camp-meeting Expenses 2,510 38
Mich. Conference Association 2,943 80
Tithe to General Conference 2,668 47
Tithe refunded to sanitarium 1,261 98
Postage, revenue, printing, books, and blanks 106 75
Cash on hand July 1, 1901 3,215 86
Total $43,383 45
REVIEW AND HERALD, Treas.

Auditor’s Report.

Battle Creek, Mich., July 23, 1901.
THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That I have carefully examined the books of the Treasurer of the Michigan Conference, checking by vouchers and receipt stubs, and find them in perfect order and correctly kept. W. H. EDWARDS, Auditor Lake Union Conference.
The following churches were received into the Conference by vote: Glenwood, with twenty-four members; Rapson, with twenty-three members; and Iron River, with twenty-six members.
The Chair was empowered to appoint the committees, and the following persons were named: On Resolutions, S. M. Butler, F. D. Starr, and J. G. Lamson; on Credentials and Licenses, Wm. Ostrander, J. H. Thompson, F. D. Starr, C. N. Sanders, and E. N. Hatt; on Nominations, J. H. Thompson, D. Hale, R. C. Horton, O. F. Campbell, and W. R. Matthews; on Constitution and Laws, J. S. Hall, W. R. Matthews, and J. G. Lamson.
The following recommendations and resolutions were presented by the committee, and adopted:—
1. That it is inexpedient at this time to make the proposed change in the Constitution of the Conference so as to permit all members in attendance at any Conference session to be delegates.
2. That your committee deems it impracticable and unwise to recommend to the churches the election of one person as treasurer to receive all the church funds, such as tithes, Sabbath-school offerings, tract society money, and donations.
3. Inasmuch as a precedent has already been established in this Conference of calling in a number of leading brethren to consult with the President and Conference Committee relative to the appointment of standing committees, and to act as an advisory committee during the sessions of the Conference, it is deemed inexpedient for this Conference to pass a resolution which will bind the actions of future Conferences.
We recommend—
4. That an invitation be extended by this Conference to the Auditor of the Lake Union Conference to audit the books, and familiarize himself with the business of this Conference.
5. That all missionary money received by the Treasurer of the Michigan Conference be sent direct to the Missionary Treasurer of the General Conference, without passing through the office of the Lake Union Conference.
6. That this Conference continue to pay the salaries and traveling expenses of the Sabbath-school and church-school general officers.
7. That this Conference retain sufficient of the Sabbath-school donations to pay all incidental expenses connected with the Sabbath-school Department of the Conference, and that the remainder be sent to the Mission Board Treasurer of the General Conference.
8. That this Conference grant missionary teachers’ licenses to approved church-school teachers.
9. That this Conference elect a State canvassing agent in the same manner as Conference officers are elected, and that he be a member of the Executive Committee of the Conference.
10. The continuance of the Conference Board of Education, and that this board consist of the Conference Superintendent of schools, one member of the faculty of the Missionary College at Berrien Springs, to be chosen by them, and the Principal of the Cedar Lake Academy; that all applicants for positions as teachers in church schools pass a satisfactory examination before this board.
11. That the Board of Control of Cedar Lake Academy consist of the Conference Committee, the Principal of the faculty, and the Business Manager of the academy, and that this Board of Control choose its own chairman and secretary.
12. All relative to boards of control of other industrial schools was referred back to Committee on Plans, and was not reported on again.
13. That the Michigan Conference Committee be empowered to continue the maintenance of Elder Munson in the foreign field, in harmony with the resolutions heretofore passed by this Conference.
14. That this Conference indorse the action of the Michigan Conference Committee in maintaining Brother Byron Hagle in the Southern field for one year.
15. That the Michigan Conference indorse the action of the Michigan Conference Committee in re-establishing the Field Echoes, and that we encourage them to make the State paper still more efficient.
16. That the work heretofore carried on by the Michigan Tract Society be performed by a department of the Conference, to be known as the Missionary Department; that the one who shall have charge of this department be known as the Missionary Secretary and Treasurer; and that said Secretary and Treasurer be elected at each annual session of the Conference, in the same manner as other Conference officers.
17. That the work heretofore carried on by the Michigan Sabbath-school Association be performed by a department of the Conference to be known as the Educational Department; that the one in charge of this department be known as the Superintendent of the Sabbath-schools and church schools; that he be a member of the Executive Committee of the Conference; that this officer be elected at the annual session of the Conference; and that the Conference Committee be empowered to appoint a Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer of this department to assist the Superintendent.
18. That librarians render quarterly statements to church-members, and that the Conference Committee prepare suitable blanks for this purpose.
19. The adoption of the resolution of the Lake Union Conference relative to the scope of work of church schools and industrial schools, as follows: That church schools cover, ordinarily, six years of work, and that industrial schools cover four years of work; but that in special cases, either in church schools or industrial schools, more advanced work may be done, if it appears in the judgment of the managers and faculty that such should be the case.
20. That the postage and stationery expenses of the Superintendent of Schools be paid out of the Sabbath-school funds.
21. That the Executive Committee be empowered to support two more laborers in a foreign field during the ensuing year, provided the funds of the Conference will warrant them in so doing.
22. That this Conference instruct its representative on the board of trustees of the college farm as to the disposition to be made of that property. The Michigan representative was instructed to do his part toward selling the farm.
23. Resolved, That we urge upon our people a more general observance of the plan of paying ten cents per week for the support of missions.
The following was referred to the Executive Committee:—
24. Inasmuch as the cost of maintaining the Detroit Mission appears to be out of proportion to the results obtained, we therefore—
Recommend, That the Conference consider the advisability of selling the property as soon as practicable, and make other provision for the continuance of the work in that city.
The following were introduced from the floor, and adopted:—
Whereas, There is such an urgent need of Bible work in our cities, and we have so few workers in that line, we therefore—
Recommend, That a special effort be made to encourage and induce suitable persons to prepare for and enter the Bible work.
We recommend that greater efforts be made to extend the knowledge of the present truth among the Germans in this Conference.
Knowing that our esteemed fellow laborer and burden-bearer, Elder H. D. Day, has been and still is sorely afflicted, we extend to him and his family our heartfelt sympathy, praying that God may in a special manner bless and sustain them.
On motion it was voted to amend Article II, Section 1, of the Constitution, so as to read as follows: The officers of this Conference shall consist of a President, Secretary, Treasurer, and an Executive Committee of seven members, of whom the President shall be one.
The following were elected officers for the ensuing year: President, J. D. Gowell; Secretary, E. I. Beebe; Treasurer, Review and Herald; Superintendent of Sabbath-schools and church schools, Elder S. M. Butler; State Canvassing Agent, Elder S. E. Wight; members of the Executive Committee, J. D. Gowell, S. M. Butler, S. E. Wight, W. R. Matthews, E. K. Slade, M. J. Cornell, Dr. S. P. S. Edwards.
Ministerial credentials were voted to the following-named persons: E. H. Root, J. L. Edgar, J. D. Gowell, R. C. Horton, F. D. Starr, H. M. Kenyon, H. D. Day, O. F. Campbell, L. N. Lane, W. C. Hebner, S. M. Butler, W. R. Matthews, William Ostrander, C. N. Sanders, M. B. Miller, R. W. Munson, E. R. Williams, H. W. Miller, E. K. Slade, O. Soule, A. R. Sandborn, W. H. Falconer, M. C. Guild, B. F. Stureman, Eugene Leland, L. G. Moore, T. M. Steward, J. C. Harris, S. E. Wight, W. D. Parkhurst, John Irwin, Jr., C. P. Haskell, John W. Covert, H. R. Johnson, and M. W. Lewis.
The following received ministerial license: R. E. Harter, O. F. Butcher, Fred Brink, F. J. Harris, C. A. Hanson, C. E. Leland, M. Shepard, W. E. Videto, Chaney Wood, M. D. Warfe, J. G. Lamson, H. G. Lucas, T. G. Lewis, J. G. Wilson, Dr. S. P. S. Edwards, and Mrs. E. R. Williams.
Missionary license was given to E. A. Bristol, Mrs. R. W. Munson, Mrs. C. F. Beebe, Mrs. Mina Videto, Mrs. Mae R. Warfe, Mrs. Agnes Harris, Mrs. M. M. Faulkner, Mrs. Florence Hutchinson, Mrs. M. C. Kenyon, Maggie Banks, Emily Campbell, Clara Hildreth, Mina Hildreth, Clara Keip, Lucy Tyte, E. Jennie Lane, Minnie E. Lay, Mina Pierce, Emma Schilling, Alice M. Slade, Fannie Black, Bertha Snyder, Belle Campbell.
It is further understood that Brother L. Terry remain in the tract and missionary office, and C. G. Howell engage in church-school work.
Voted, that the surplus, or as much thereof as is needed, of the camp-meeting fund be loaned to the Conference Committee to be used in improvements at the Cedar Lake school; that the Conference Committee be instructed to assist the Battle Creek College in defraying the expenses of the past year to the amount of $500; that Dr. Edwards be placed upon the Michigan Conference pay roll as a teacher in the Emmanuel Missionary College at Berrien Springs; that the Conference pay $700, in monthly installments, toward the support of the schools in the South. J. D. GOWELL, Pres. J. S. HALL, Sec.

Sister Lydia E. Moore's Testimony from Blencoe, Iowa

SISTER LYDIA E. MOORE writes from Blencoe, Iowa: “I am glad to say I have blessed Christian experiences many times. My Saviour has often proved himself a standard to me when the enemy has pressed me sore; and even in suffering, I have had joy unspeakable.”

COLORADO

By H. L. Hoover; G. W. Anglebarger

TRINIDAD.—Ten persons have signed the covenant as a result of our tent effort here. Two of this number were baptized Sunday afternoon, August 31. These two, with one other, united with the church. We hope the others will unite with us soon. The Lord worked in a marked manner to overcome the opposition which was brought against His work here. The word of the Lord is powerful, and will take hold of the hearts of those who will honestly listen to it.
H. L. HOOVER, G. W. ANGLEBARGER.

News and Notes

By A. J. B.

Leading Events of Week Ending September 21.
— Czolgosz, the assassin, will doubtless be electrocuted about November 8.
— The British Association of Science recently began its annual meeting in Glasgow, Scotland.
— President Roosevelt objects to having a personal guard of detectives about him continually.
— Six men were killed, and many others injured by a recent gas explosion in a coal mine at Spring Gulch, Colo.
— The bail of Emma Goldman, the arrested Chicago anarchist, has been fixed at $20,000 by Justice Prindiville.
— Seven men were killed and five wounded as the result of a recent explosion in an Oakland, N. J., powder mill.
— The Jewish calendar year 5662 began Friday night, the 13th inst., with solemn ceremonies in all Jewish synagogues.
— Two French torpedo boats collided near Ajaccio, Corsica, the 18th inst. One sank in the deep sea. The crew was saved.
— In connection with the Czar’s visit to France, an effort is being made by Russia to borrow of her ally the sum of one billion francs, or about $200,000,000.
— It is proposed that all the anarchists of this country be deported to some Pacific Ocean island possession of the United States, there to be permanently isolated.
— Possibly Congress may vote Mrs. McKinley the sum of $50,000, “a pension of $5,000 a year, pay Mr. McKinley’s doctor bills and funeral expenses, and grant her free use of the mails.”
— It is reported that hereafter the mails from Australia to England, which have heretofore been sent via the Suez Canal, will go “by way of the United States, as much less time is required by this route.”
— Special prayers in memory of the late President McKinley were held in all the Continental capitals and throughout the British colonies. King Edward, Queen Alexandra, and other royal personages attended a memorial service in the English church of Copenhagen.
— The funeral of William McKinley, twenty-fifth President of the United States, took place at Canton, Ohio, his home town, Thursday, September 19, amid great mourning on the part of the whole nation. Memorial services were held the same day throughout the land, all shops and factories being closed.
— Out of respect to the death of President McKinley, King Edward, of England, ordered his court to go into mourning for one week. It will be remembered that the United States government and people showed a corresponding amount of respect and sympathy on the occasion of Queen Victoria’s demise.
— France went wild in greeting the Czar and Czarina of Russia, who landed at Dunkirk, France, the afternoon of the 18th inst. The bands played the Russian hymn. The royal personages were guarded against all anarchists or other would-be assassins, the streets being cleared of people and occupied only by soldiers.
— The Peary arctic steamer “Erik” from Cape Sabine, Ellesmere Land, recently arrived at North Sydney, Cape Breton, with the news that “in May, 1900, Lieutenant Peary had reached latitude 83° north, longitude 25° west (160 miles beyond Lockwood’s farthest), and rounded the northern limit of the Greenland archipelago, the most northerly known land in the world.” It would not be surprising if an American were to reach the north pole first.
— The British cruiser “Indefatigable,” of 7,000 tons, ran on the rocks near Quebec, P. Q., the morning of the 18th inst., and knocked a hole in its bottom. She had come to Quebec to take part in the naval demonstration and welcome in honor of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York, and was on its way to Montreal together with its sister second-class cruiser, the “Tribune,” to be there before the royal party.
— There is talk of the Irish tongue being revived.
— Dr. Rixey declares Mrs. McKinley out of danger.
— General Funston is in a Manila hospital, afflicted with appendicitis.
— An effort will be made to exclude all anarchist immigrants from the United States.
— J. A. Wilman, a United Brethren minister of Huntington, Ind., was recently tarred and feathered because he had denounced Mr. McKinley.
— M. Santos-Dumont, the Brazilian aéronaut, wrecked his second air-ship in Paris the 19th inst., and has decided not to try again this year for the prize.
— Bishop Whipple, of Minnesota, died at Faribault, the 16th inst., aged seventy-eight years. He was “the senior bishop of the Protestant Episcopal church in America.”
— A huge tank in the building occupied by A. M. Rothschild and Company, of Chicago, fell through six stories the night of the 19th inst. Damage, $250,000 and four persons hurt.
— As the result of a recent collision between a freight and a passenger train on the New York, New Haven, and Hartford road, near Avon, Mass., six persons were killed and twenty-five injured.
— Word was recently received from Mr. Baldwin, an American arctic explorer, stating that “he was in latitude 78, longitude 38, seeking a passage northward through the ice, and that all was well.”
— According to the Chicago Tribune, former Secretary of State Olney was recently denounced at a meeting of his neighbors “for refusing to help punish an employee who approved of Czolgosz’s deed.”
— In co-operation with other Boer leaders, General Botha is planning a raid into Natal, South Africa. In view of this, the authorities at Pietermaritzburg ordered a muster of the Natal corps on the 19th inst.
— To all appearances the great strike in the mills of the United States Steel Corporation, begun over two months ago, has practically failed. The striking leader has been “obliged to abandon the attempt to have the [Amalgamated] Association’s wage scale adopted by the non-union mills, the purpose for which the strike was ordered.”
— Herr John Most, editor of Die Freiheit, of New York City, was recently arrested for printing, on the day after the assassination of President McKinley, an editorial abounding in anarchistic sentiment. A leading religious weekly insists that he be tried as an “assassin,” since he “unmistakably justifies murderous acts,” and since, according to the Century Dictionary, the word “assassin” may be applied “to a man who attempts it whether he succeeds or fails.”
— President Roosevelt attends the Grace Reformed Church at Washington. Its seating capacity is but 125. Rev. John M. Schick is the pastor. When Vice-President, Mr. Roosevelt selected this church because he desired that his children should be “so near to their Sunday-school that they could walk, and not compel the coachmen and horses to work on the Sabbath;” that is to say, on Sunday, which he considers to be the Sabbath. He is a communicant of the Dutch Reformed Church.
— A dispatch from London, dated the 10th inst., states that it is reported from Simla, India, that “fighting has occurred at Peiwar Kotal Pass, at the upper end of the Kurram Valley, between the Ameer’s troops and the Jargis, a tribe which has long complained of Afghan oppression. Some hundreds of the tribesmen moved across the British border, camping on the hills. The Ameer’s troops surprised them, crossing the boundary in pursuit. The local British authorities warned the Afghan officer in command that he must prevent his men from transgressing the frontier.”
— According to the Public, of Chicago, “the Boers have celebrated Lord Kitchener’s surrender proclamation, which matured on the 15th, by winning on the 17th one of the greatest victories of their guerilla warfare. The event took place near Scheeper’s Nek. According to Lord Kitchener’s official report, they ambushed three companies of mounted British infantry, and after severe fighting overpowered them. The British loss was 16 killed, 30 wounded, and 155 captured. The Boers are said by the British commandant, who escaped, to have numbered 1,000, and to have been under the command of General Botha. Another affair is reported by General French, who says that the Boer Commandant Smuts ‘rushed’ a British squadron at Eland’s River Poort, killing twenty-three and wounding thirty-one.”
— Chicago stenographers have formed a labor union.
— An anarchist community of twenty-five families has been forced to leave Guffey Hollow, Pa.
— Four Mormon missionaries have arrived in Japan, and have begun an active campaign.
— France has presented additional claims against Turkey, which must be settled before diplomatic relations are resumed.
— The celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the death of King Alfred the Great began in Winchester, England, the 19th inst.
— Because of the President’s assassination the Virginia Constitutional Convention rejected the provision for free speech, in its Bill of Rights.
— Mr. Cortelyou, Secretary to the late President, has been asked by President Roosevelt to retain his post of Secretary to the President.
— The “Illinois,” which was commissioned in the United States Navy the 16th inst., is the fastest ship of its class in the world. It will probably join the North Atlantic Squadron.
— Some Chicago capitalists have completed arrangements for building a large irrigation plant whereby to redeem 20,000 acres of arid land in Wyoming.
— King Edward and Queen Alexandra, of England, the Russian Dowager Empress, and other royal personages arrived at Helsingborg, Sweden, the 20th inst., on the royal yacht “Osborne,” to visit King Oscar, of Sweden, at Sofiero Castle.
— A hotel proprietor of Vincent, Wis., was recently compelled to kneel before the United States flag and kiss McKinley’s picture because he had spoken disrespectfully of the dead President, saying that the latter “was not worth the bullet that killed him.”
— Morocco has received a joint note from the leading Powers of Europe “backing up the demand of Spain for the release of Christians recently captured and imprisoned by Moorish tribes,” and demanding “compensation for their capture, and the punishment of the tribes.”
— Word comes from Willemstad, island of Curacao, that “the Colombian Liberals and the allied Venezuelan troops were defeated by the Colombian government troops on September 13 and 14, at Curacao, in the suburbs of Rio Hacha.” This town was not bombarded, the Venezuelans not having ammunition for the larger guns of their fleet.
— Theodore Roosevelt is the twenty-sixth President of the United States. He is also the youngest man who has ever become President, being but forty-three years old. He was born Oct. 27, 1858, “of a family eight generations of which have lived in the same city [New York], and of mixed Dutch, Scotch, Irish, and French Huguenot ancestry.”
— A Lisbon dispatch dated the 20th inst. declares that “a hurricane has swept over the Azores. The chief sufferers were those on the islands of Flores and Corvo, where there was serious loss of life, owing to the collapse of buildings.” In cabling for relief for the people, the Governor says he is “unable to state the extent of the devastation, owing to the destruction of the telegraph line.”
— According to a French journal L’Electr ic ien, the Marconi company now proposes to “establish a wireless telegraph service between England and Australia;” for it seems that “Marconi has perfected his apparatus to such a degree, we are assured, that a perfect connection will be secured if stations are established at the following points: the English coast, Cape Finisterre, Gibraltar, Malta, Algiers, Sardinia, Sicily, Cape Malea (Greece), Alexandria, Aden, Socotra, Colombo, Sumatra, Perth, Albany, Adelaide, and Melbourne. The same company is hoping to be able to organize a service between Europe and America. But this will be found to be a task far more difficult to accomplish.”
— Not all Jews favor the Zionistic movement. In its issue of the 5th inst., the American Israelite says that “only a small part of Palestine is fit for agriculture, and this portion is fully occupied and has been for centuries. While it is possible that by extensive irrigating canals the area of tillable soil might be increased, it is certain that this would require a long time and an immense outlay of money, of which the entire £2,000,000 the Zionists are trying to get into their colonial fund would only be a part. To encourage further immigration to Palestine is now worse than a folly; it has become a crime.” But, we ask, why is it at all necessary for the Jews to return to Palestine? Cannot all those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ be saved just where they are? A. J. B.

NEW YORK CONFERENCE.

By T. E. Bowen

The fortieth annual session of the New York Conference was held at Oswego, August 29 to September 8. The attendance of our people as well as the attendance from the city was good. An interest was awakened in the truths of the Third Angel's Message, and several workers were left to continue labor for the people. About twenty-five persons were baptized.
The officers chosen for the ensuing year are as follows: President, G. B. Thompson; Vice-President, A. O. Burrill; Secretary and Treasurer, T. E. Bowen; Secretary and Treasurer of Missionary Department, T. E. Bowen; Secretary of Sabbath-school Department, Mrs. Delia A. Thompson.
Credentials were granted to the following-named persons: G. B. Thompson, L. T. Nicola, A. O. Burrill, J. W. Raymond, F. Peabody, J. B. Stow, D. A. Ball, A. R. Hyatt, F. H. DeVinney, C. O. Taylor, P. Z. Kinne, F. Wheeler, H. H. Wilcox, S. B. Whitney. Licenses were given to Mrs. Lulu Wightman, B. E. Teffts, T. E. Bowen, B. E. Fisk, F. H. Hicks, R. F. Cottrell, E. A. Raymond, B. E. Connerly, W. J. Boynton, H. W. Carr; and Missionary licenses to Rosa F. Mead, Mary A. Millington, B. B. Noftsger, W. S. Cleveland.
The following are the resolutions fully considered and passed:—
Resolved, That a committee of fifteen be chosen by the delegates, who will act with the Conference Committee and formulate the business to bring before the Conference.
The New York Tract Society in meeting:—
Resolved, That we petition the New York Conference of Seventh-day Adventists to receive our society as a department of that body.
Resolutions were passed making the New York Tract Society and the New York Sabbath-school Association departments of the Conference.
Resolved, That the State be divided into districts, and a competent person set over each, who can and will go out with our people from house to house and interest them in circulating our literature.
Resolved, That we favor the holding of missionary and Sabbath-school institutes in the different sections of the Conference.
Resolved, That we recommend each church so far as possible to select one or more of its members for the regular canvassing work, and that the church stand back of its workers with spiritual aid, and, if necessary, with substantial support.
Resolved, That we continue the work with “Christ's Object Lessons,” and that we endeavor to raise sufficient money to pay for the material in the books sold in this Conference.
Resolved, That we recognize our faithful canvassers as Conference laborers by granting them canvassers' missionary license.
Resolved, That church schools be organized under the advice of the Conference Committee.
Resolved, That we pay a sum equal to the salary of one teacher in the Union Conference Academy at South Lancaster for the school year of 1901-2.
Resolved, That the Conference Committee seek for a suitable location, with substantial aid and support guaranteed, for a branch sanitarium in our Conference; and if such can be obtained, we invite the International Medical Missionary and Benevolent Association to establish a branch sanitarium in our Conference, the President being requested to transmit this invitation to said association.
Resolved, That our Conference pay a second tithe, the same to be used in the support of workers in the regions beyond.
Resolved, That we in Conference assembled do express our sincere thanks to the citizens of Oswego, who, through their officials, granted us the free use of Kingsford Park for holding our annual camp-meeting; also to the courtesy of the police department for its efficient service; and to the Palladium and Times for their excellent reports of our meeting.
Resolved, That we request the city papers to print the forgoing resolutions. T. E. BOWEN, Sec.

ROLL OF JUBILEE SINGERS.

NAME. AMOUNT. M. Hansen, 1 00; J. H. Acton, 2 61; R. W. Brown, 1 00; Hans Rasmussen, 2 00; Mr. & Mrs. Pierce, 1 00; Martha Christiansen, 20 00; Mrs. Sarah A. Murray, 50; A friend, 1 00; Sarah C. Vincent, 1 00; John Bell, 1 00; Mrs. M. A. P. Lewis, 3 00; William and Laura Greentree, 1 00; A friend, 1 00; Nellie H. James, 1 00; Mrs. J. McLaughlin, 1 00; Samuel Shadel, 1 00; Mrs. M. L. Zener, 3 00; Geo. W. Sowles, 1 00; Mrs. S. C. Hays, 1 50; O. Trueman, 5 00; Morton Stephens, 5 00; Mrs. M. M. Ward, 1 00; Mrs. Julia Cardey, 1 00; Mrs. Ada Avery, 1 00; John Bailey, 1 00; Geo. McDowell, 1 00; Mrs. Emily Smith, 10 00; Mrs. M. Lytle, 1 00
A friend (H. E.), 3 00; Mrs. Carrie Thompson, 1 00; John T. Eden, 2 00; Mrs. J. F. Ketring, 1 00; Mrs. Laura Emery, 1 00; Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Sewell, 2 00; Mrs. Ellen Babcock, 1 10; Julia E. Johnson, 1 00; R. C. Andrews, 2 00; Twining Sabbath-school, 2 94; Mrs. J. D. Richardson, 1 00; Florence Bergman, 1 00; Miss Nancy Sutton, 1 00; Mrs. Rinda Cook, 1 50; Patience Welch, 1 00; Lucy Mayo, 1 00; O. C. Surdam, 1 00; Colby (Wash.) church, 6 15; John Moline, 1 00; Mrs. Mattie Tuttle, 5 00; Mrs. G. V. Reed, 1 00; Eliza Ladou, 2 00; Mrs. Mattie Mitten, 5 00; Lucetta M. Guild, 1 00; Mrs. M. E. Eager, 1 00; Mrs. E. J. Bray, 1 00; Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Smith, 3 00; W. J. Heckman, 3 00; Mrs. E. L. Lysinger, 10 00; A. H. Peterson, Scandinavian fund, 1 00; D. Houghton, 1 00; Mrs. Mary Briggs, 3 00; A. H. Peterson, 1 00; Mrs. Maggie Berger, 1 00; E. W. Webster, 1 00; A friend, 3 00; Sarah McMulkin, 5 00; A sister, 1 00; C. C. Ward, 1 00; Sarah A. Hastings, 26 00; G. N. and S. J. Rich, 2 00; Sarah H. Williamson, 49; Arthur Shrake, 7 00; Friends (Oregon), 15 25; Mrs. J. W. Dunkin, 2 00; Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Hulbert, 19 75; R. W. Talcott, 1 00; Lucinda Roe, 5 00; J. B. Benson, 5 00; Ella Reed, 1 00; Robinson (Wis.) church, 8 94; James Lay, 10 00; Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Stephens, 2 00; A. H. Matthews, 30 00; Mabel, Clyde, Alda, and Eldon Stevens, 70; Mrs. A. D. Long, 2 50; Waverly (Mich.) church, 2 25; Mrs. James C. Johnson, Scandinavian fund, 9 00; Elvira White, 1 00; Mrs. Preston Offill, 1 00; Mary A. Child, 1 00; Adah Bishop, 24; H. O. Freeman, 3 00; F. E. Davies, 1 20; L. C. Smith, 1 00; Mrs. Trine Nelson, 1 00; Anna Rosenbach, 1 50; Pearl Blocher, 5 00; Cathy Dyfault, 1 00; Mrs. S. F. Davis, 1 00; B. E. Green, 1 00; Mrs. A. C. Nichols, 1 00; Chas. V. Story, 1 00; Mrs. D. P. Chute, 1 00; Mrs. J. W. Elliott, 50; Phil Poertner, 1 00; Mrs. C. M. Nichols, 1 00; Mrs. Peter Bang, 5 00; W. C. Meredith, 5 00; Cora L. Koontz and others, 1 50; L. Bungor, 1 00; F. S. Porter, 1 00; Mrs. S. A. Bryant, 1 00; A. Blake, 1 00; Geo. S. Summerton, 2 00; James B. Green, 2 00; M. V. Erkenbeck, 1 00; S. A. Robinson, 1 00; J. M. Seat, 1 00; J. R. Trumbull, 2 00; Mada S. Yelland, 3 15; Mrs. Lillie Nelson, 1 00; Mrs. Alpha Watson, 1 00; Wm. Haddox, 10 00; Winnie Wasson, 50; Ada McDonald, 50; D. H. Goss, 1 00; J. K. Seiberling, 3 50; Mrs. S. S. Post, 11 00; Mae Gotham, 1 00; E. Lock, 1 25; Daniel Nettleton, 1 00; James N. Mock, 10 25; Miss Myrtle June, 1 00; Mary G. Gorham, 1 00; John Hayne and wife, 5 00; Chas. A. Ibbott, 1 00; Hannah A. Kelsey, 1 00; Mrs. John Pengelly, 2 00; Jacob Arnold, 1 00; Miss M. L. Howlett, 5 00; S. E. Bennett, 2 00; Mrs. Della Bailey, 1 50; Albert and Mrs. Carey, 1 00; Eva Huffaker, Scandinavian fund, 5 00; A. H. Wentworth, 1 00; Eva Huffaker, 5 00; Emily M. David, 5 00; N. P. Manny, 1 00; H. R. Kitto, 1 00; C. N. Ransom, 30 00; Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Dunlap, 2 00; Mrs. Sarah Slanter, 1 00; John J. Cover, 1 00; Miss J. Frazer, 1 00; Mrs. James Sinclair, 1 00; C. D. Zirkle, 1 00; A friend, 2 00; A friend (P. C.), 5 00; Mrs. Mary Rentfro, 1 00; A friend (M. S.), 1 00; Anna McLaughlin, 2 50; Mrs. George Agar, 1 00; M. L. Laury, 5 00; Mrs. C. F. Nesmith, 2 00; Mrs. Sandoz, 1 50; Thomas Pringle, 25 00; H. E. Miller, 8 50; Miss Mary Campbell, 1 00; Wm. Wood, 2 25; Mr. and Mrs. George Snider, 5 00; Mary Borden, 1 00; A friend, 5 00; Helen Foote, 1 00; G. A. Thompson, 1 00; A friend, 50; Clara Leeklider, 1 00; Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Leach, 5 00; St. Johnsbury (Vt.) Sabbath-school, 1 50; Columbus and Emma Flora, 2 00; F. M. Gardner, 1 00; Mrs. T. A. Cline, 50; Mrs. C. H. Hutchinson, 1 00; J. E. Loomis, 4 00; Mrs. Sarah E. Paullin, 5 00; A friend, 1 00; Sarah Lane, 5 00; Mrs. S. N. Rittenhouse, 2 00; E. S. Denny, 2 00; J. H. King, 1 00; Mrs. S. M. Stewart, 1 00; Mrs. J. G. Whitman, 5 00; S. M. Van Every, 1 00; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wilbur, 2 00; Lemise V. W. Emery, 5 00; Mrs. H. Dean, 1 00; Mrs. J. W. Zin, 1 00; Mrs. Tina Cockrell, 2 00; John A. Webster, 5 00; Mrs. S. A. Richardson, 50; Mrs. R. Carr, 1 00; T. J. Frost, 1 50; Mrs. G. H. Gates, 1 00; J. M. Parker, 1 00; F. W. Russel, 2 00; Eliza C. Cadwell, 1 00; Ida E. and Jonathan Richart, Scandinavian fund, 25 00; Elmira M. Dodge, 1 00; Ida E. and Jonathan Richart, 50 00; J. Overton, 1 00; Mrs. A. V. Allen, 1 00; M. A. Washburn, 1 00; Mrs. P. F. Raymond, 1 00; Mrs. Elsia Crandall, 1 00; A sister, 25; Almira Hicks, 1 00; Effie Bigelow, 1 00; A. Korb, 5 00; C. N. Ward, 1 00; Mrs. E. B. Bray, 5 00; Grant Bunt, 1 00; Sarah Johnston, 1 00; Chas. Gronemiar, 1 00; J. H. Hanson, 1 00; Mary B. Gibson, 2 00; C. J. Patten, 2 50; F. Engelbert, 50; A friend (D. A. H.), 1 00; Gilbert N. Collins, 1 00; Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Rittenhouse, 10 00
Mrs. Marie Neff, 1 50; Mrs. S. D. Colby, 50; P. L. Downing, 1 00; Mrs. W. Nichols, 50; J. F. Holden, 1 00; Jennie A. Scott, 1 00; A friend, 50; C. D. Casper, 1 00; A. Kittilson, 1 00; Carrie S. Haskins, 25 00; Hermann Newmann, 2 00; S. D. Neal, 1 00; Mrs. Dave Stockdale, 1 00; L. E. Koon, 9 75; Mary Hardin, 2 00; O. H. Olsen, 1 00; J. R. and J. M. Gossett, 2 00; G. G. Tuttle, 10 00; M. W. Moss, 4 00; Thomas and Savannah Griffin, 1 00; R. McCormick, 2 00; D. J. Major, 1 00; Mrs. Charles Dean, 10 00; A. F. Malcorn, 1 00; L. A. Robinson, 1 00; Mrs. Alice Anderson, 1 00; Lilla M. Grant, 1 00; Mrs. E. D. Blackmer, 5 00; A. W. Sennett, 1 00; Thomas Moubpied, 5 00; Mrs. L. M. Dodge, 1 00; Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bostwick, 2 00; Mr. Clyde, 1 00; Harriet Nicholson, 1 00; I. B. Post, 1 00; Ann C. Guthrie, 1 00; W. B. Jones, 50; Mrs. A. F. Haughton, 5 00; A. E. Parrett, 10 00; D. N. Storey, 5 00; David Parrett, 1 00; Mrs. S. E. Hulin, 1 00; M. Van Eman, 5 00; Mary V. Warner, 1 00; B. W. Van Eman, 20 00; Phoebe E. Simmons, 1 00; Mary Richardson, 1 00; Paul Jensen, 5 00; Hortense Andre, 1 00; Jacob Jensen, 1 00; Mary E. Young, 5 00; J. C. Grovermier, 1 00; F. H. Clymer, 2 00; C. B. Shaw, 100 00; North San Juan (Cal.) Sabbath-school, 1 00; C. D. Terwilliger, 100 00; J. Whipple, 1 00; J. W. Beach, 24 00; N. S. Bishop, 5 00; Christ Jorgenson, 25 00; Harriet Oberholtzer, 1 00; Nels Johnson, 18 00; Mrs. Katherine Parker, 1 00; Mrs. A. E. Berry, 1 00; Mabel Parker, 1 00; Maria L. Crawford, 1 00; Mrs. Emma G. Hoffer, 1 00; M. V. Boyd, 2 00; A. C. Atwood, 5 00; J. J. Hayes and family, 2 05; E. D. Calkin, 2 00; Blanche Mahaien, 25 00; Jennie Reddell, 1 00; Charles Whitney, 1 00; J. L. Rummery, 3 00; Minnie Black, 50; E. Martin, 1 00; J. C. Yates, 10 00; Mrs. R. W. McMahan, 1 00; George Nickel, 5 00; Laura E. Geissler, 50; S. T. Shafer, 1 00; Mrs. M. J. Marcy, 50; Ida Shafer, 5 00; B. M. Hall, 1 00; L. E. Larsen, 10 00; Mrs. H. F. Williams, 1 00; A. L. Thrush, 5 00; Mrs. W. F. Carpenter, 1 00; Mrs. M. E. Kline, 1 00; Louis Knester, 1 16; Sister Meserve, 1 00; N. C. Wheeler, 1 00; A. Dingwall, 1 00; Mrs. V. V. Wheeler, 1 00; Clyde S. Rees, 1 00; J. A. Wheeler, 1 00; Susan M. Twigger, 1 00; Mrs. E. A. Wheeler, 1 00; E. F. Henry, 1 00; J. McCord, 1 00; Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Montague, 50; Wm. Humphries, 10 00; Maggie R. Layton, 1 00; J. A. Gregory, 2 00; Jennie R. Dewey, 50; Mrs. C. A. Baker, 1 00; Ralph and Ellen Dewey, 1 00; Lemuel E. Reed, 4 00; B. Baker, 50; Tryphena Baldwin, 1 00; P., Carrie, and Rosy Robb, 1 50; Mrs. M. Thomas, 5 00; Mrs. A. R. Lackey, 5 00; Mrs. Lizzie Crusan, 2 00; Mrs. M. F. Albrecht, 2 00; John D. Van Gear, 1 00; Geo. H. Waggoner, 4 00; Mrs. M. E. and Miss M. C. Sampson, 1 50; S. J. Lemon, 1 00; Emma Emmons, 3 00; Joe Williams, 5 00; Mrs. H. I. Case, 1 00; R. B. Willson, 1 00; Ella S. Durguid, 1 50; Symour Hilliard, 1 00; Mrs. Perry Sherman, 1 00; Elva Travis, 1 00; Flora Hayden, 1 00

THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.

By T. Godfrey

Kansas a Good Place to Shine In.

“Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid.” Jesus says we are the light of the world; and since this is so, let us arise, and shine: for our light is come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon us.
There are hundreds of our brethren living in the cities and towns whose light is not illuminating a very large space, hid as it were under a bushel. This is not as God would have it. He has spoken plainly upon this point. In some places large numbers have congregated together. This is not as God would have it: He would be pleased to see many of these leave the crowded cities and towns, and settle in small companies, that the light of the truth may be seen.
In Kansas, and especially in western Kansas, there are thousands of acres of good land that can be leased or bought upon reasonable terms. Here good, energetic Adventists could let their light shine, and much good could be done. Let us break up those large camps, and form smaller ones on good farms. I hope you will consider what the Lord has said upon this point.
Address Brother Henry Ferrett, Logan, Kan., for any information that may be desired.
T. GODFREY.
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